Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
NameCOPELAND, Nicholas Woodley Jr. 
, 8G Grandfather
, 8G GrandfatherBirth Dateabt 1724
Birth PlaceEssex County, Virginia
Death Date20 Sep 1773 Age: 49
Death PlaceChatham County, North Carolina
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FatherCOPELAND, Nicholas Woodley Sr. (~1697-1742)
MotherLOTT, Nancy Jane (~1701-1760)
Misc. Notes
Nicholas Copeland, the son of Nicholas Copeland and Nancy Jane Lott, was born in 1732 in Essex County, Virginia. He married Dorothy Ripley in Essex County, Virginia and they had ten children [sic].
In 1718, a John Ripley was arrested at the “suit” of Robert Elliott. He failed to appear and a judgment was therefore issued against John Ripley and Nicholas Copeland (probably Nicholas Copeland, the father of Nicholas Copeland 3rd).
In about 1755 he moved to Orange County, North Carolina, which was later subdivided into several other counties including Chatham County, which was formed in 1771. He is said to have died on 30 Sep 1773 in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Based on later pension applications, we know that at least three sons of Nicholas Copeland served in the Revolutionary War, one of whom was Ripley Copeland who served as a Private and was at the Battles of Monmouth and Stoney Point and was with Washington at Valley Forge.
He subsequently lived in South Carolina, where he died in 1843.
Although 1773 is commonly given as the death date for Nicholas Copeland, there is some doubt regarding the date. Two of his sons, Aaron and Ripley Copeland, later applied for pensions for their service in the Revolutionary War, and their statements in support of their applications reference to their father being alive as late as 1781. Also, one of the children commonly attributed to Nicholas Copeland, Absalom Copeland, was not born until September of 1775.
In 1718, a John Ripley was arrested at the “suit” of Robert Elliott. He failed to appear and a judgment was therefore issued against John Ripley and Nicholas Copeland (probably Nicholas Copeland, the father of Nicholas Copeland 3rd).
In about 1755 he moved to Orange County, North Carolina, which was later subdivided into several other counties including Chatham County, which was formed in 1771. He is said to have died on 30 Sep 1773 in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Based on later pension applications, we know that at least three sons of Nicholas Copeland served in the Revolutionary War, one of whom was Ripley Copeland who served as a Private and was at the Battles of Monmouth and Stoney Point and was with Washington at Valley Forge.
He subsequently lived in South Carolina, where he died in 1843.
Although 1773 is commonly given as the death date for Nicholas Copeland, there is some doubt regarding the date. Two of his sons, Aaron and Ripley Copeland, later applied for pensions for their service in the Revolutionary War, and their statements in support of their applications reference to their father being alive as late as 1781. Also, one of the children commonly attributed to Nicholas Copeland, Absalom Copeland, was not born until September of 1775.
Spouses
1RIPLEY, Dorothy , 8G Grandmother
, 8G GrandmotherBirth Dateabt 1732
Birth PlaceEssex County, Virginia
Death Date1795 Age: 63
Death PlaceChatham County, North Carolina
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Misc. Notes
Dorothy Ripley is often said to be the daughter of Richard Ripley and Elizabeth Ramsey, who were married at St. Anne’s in Essex County, Virginia. The will of this Richard Ripley, dated 03 June 1710, and proven in 1711, mentions a Dorothy Ripley as a daughter. The problem with this scenario is that the Dorothy Ripley who married Nicholas Copeland is thought to have been born in about 1733, which would be 23 years after her supposed father’s death.
It is far more likely that the Richard Ripley who died in 1710 was her grandfather or even her great-grandfather and that Dorothy was a fairly common name in this family during this period.
One theory is that Dorothy Ripley’s father was Thomas Ripley (who married Mary Stout in Essex County, Virginia). Thomas Ripley’s parents were Richard and Elizabeth (Beasley) Ripley, and this Richard’s father was the Richard Ripley who died in 1710. It is known that the Ripley and Copeland families had been in contact earlier in Essex County, Virginia.
It is far more likely that the Richard Ripley who died in 1710 was her grandfather or even her great-grandfather and that Dorothy was a fairly common name in this family during this period.
One theory is that Dorothy Ripley’s father was Thomas Ripley (who married Mary Stout in Essex County, Virginia). Thomas Ripley’s parents were Richard and Elizabeth (Beasley) Ripley, and this Richard’s father was the Richard Ripley who died in 1710. It is known that the Ripley and Copeland families had been in contact earlier in Essex County, Virginia.
Marr Dateabt 1752
Marr PlaceEssex County, Virginia